Anti-Korean sentiment in Japan refers to opposition, hostility, hatred, distrust, fear, and general dislike of Korean people or culture in Japan. Relations between Japan and Korea can date back to nearly two millennia, mostly defined through cultural exchanges and diplomatic trade. However, major events involving military aggression and political disputes play a key factor in harboring negative sentiment. Much of the current anti-Korean sentiment stems from conservative politicians and far-right groups.
Koreans in Japan about to be stabbed by Japanese vigilantes with bamboo spears immediately after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake (see Kantō Massacre)
Right wing demonstration criticizing South Korea over the Liancourt Rocks dispute in February 2022
"Anti-Korean Wave" protest against Fuji Television's broadcasting of Korean media in Odaiba, Tokyo, 2011 (Fuji TV protest demonstration [ja]).
Anti-Chinese sentiment has been present in Japan since ancient times. While Japan was historically influenced by China with its writing system, architecture, and religion, negative sentiment of China has persisted to modern times, due to nationalistic and historical disputes.
2010 Japanese anti-Chinese protest in Shibuya, Tokyo, concerning Chinese claim of sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.
Anti-Chinese rally in Hibiya in 2010
Police officers monitor anti-Chinese protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, during the 2012 Senkaku Islands dispute.